A Non Hipster’s Guide to the Real Mile End

After years of filming stories from Kolkata to Lisbon, Sujata decided to turn the camera on her own neighbourhood: Mile End, Montreal.Yes, it’s famous for bagels and hipster cafés — but behind the Instagram shots are hidden histories and layered communities. Guided by her friend, Leslie, Sujata explores the synagogues turned schools, Ukrainian cultural centres, Greek churches, pierogis, souvlaki, bagel rivalries, and Glen LeMesurier’s secret sculpture garden.

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